A man who allegedly stole this car crashed it into the Crunch Fitness gym in La Mirada early Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He was arrested by deputies. (Photo courtesy of the LA County Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk Station)

A man described by authorities as a disgruntled former member of a La Mirada gym crashed a stolen car through the front of the business early Tuesday, officials said.

No injuries were reported at the gym, Crunch Fitness at 12805 Valley View Ave., which was open at the time.

An accomplice, who was waiting in the suspect’s own car, drove off with the culprit as witnesses chased the pair. When the getaway car crashed, the accomplice ran away but the suspect was arrested.

Sergio Reyes, 32, of Whittier was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and taking or driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.

The sheriff’s Norwalk station received a call at 1:43 a.m. that a car had crashed into Crunch Fitness.

Witnesses described hearing the revving of an engine and seeing a man get out of the car, Navarro-Suarez said.

She said witnesses chased the fleeing suspect who then entered the passenger side of a waiting Toyota Corolla.

The getaway driver tried to lose the pursuing witnesses who were in another car, Navarro-Suarez said. When the Corolla hit a curb at Alicante Road and Manzanares Road, she said the driver abandoned the car and fled.

Deputies detained the passenger, who was later identified as Reyes. They searched the area but did not find the getaway driver.

Sheriff’s Lt. Blanca Arevalo said the four-door Honda Accord that the suspect crashed into the gym was reported stolen out of Whittier several days before. Reyes is the registered owner of the Corolla used as a getaway car, she said.

She didn’t know when Reyes lost his membership at the gym and why. A manager at Crunch Fitness couldn’t be reached for comment Tuesday morning.

Workers at the gym told KNX1070 the suspect had been a member, but his membership was canceled after Crunch received complaints that he was allegedly harassing women. They also said he was trying to get his $70 enrollment fee back and had threatened to fight an employee.

Booking records show Reyes is being held at the Sheriff’s Norwalk station jail in lieu of $1 million bail. He will be arraigned Thursday at Downey Superior Court.

A driver was arrested for crashing a stolen car into Crunch Fitness in La Mirada. No one was seriously hurt. Detectives are trying to determine a motive for the crash. Gym will be closed today for repairs. pic.twitter.com/ScgDbXyLfA

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